 06/28/09 A man who says he's afraid to fly is spending the month of June living on a plane. Mark Malkoff, 33, a comedian and filmmaker, boarded his first flight June 1 from LaGuardia in New York, where he lives, heading to Atlanta. He plans to stay on AirTran flights...
 06/28/09 M.J. Ellington Montgomery Bureau As economic hard times prompt consumers to trim discretionary spending, more golf courses find themselves in the financial rough these days. The creator of Alabama's $160 million Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail said business is down slightly at the trail's 12 sites, but they are weathering the recession better than many others.
 06/28/09 By Michelle Rupe Eubanks, Staff Writer Renee Malone-Johnson had her first drink at age 21. Married to an abusive husband at the time, she said she sought solace in a bottle of gin.
 06/28/09 Human behaviour is barely understood by conventional tax economists.
 06/28/09 When the Secretary to the Treasury, Ken Henry, called a conference of academic tax economists to get advice for his inquiry into Australia's future tax system, one issue found much agreement between them: the evil of conveyancing duty.
 06/28/09 Rey Johnson has resigned from the Grass Valley Planning Commission, citing an inability to vote on key city issues because of possible conflicts with his land holdings.
 06/28/09 ARRESTS Colbert County sheriff Demetrius M. Underwood, 21, 114 Davis Court, Apt. 142, Tuscumbia; unlawful possession of a controlled substance. Lauderdale County sheriff Randy Delon Sinyand, 50, 862 Lauderdale 49, Rogersville; first-degree assault.
 06/28/09 Used book sale Used Book Sale, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. today, at St. Veronica Parish Gym, 21440 Universal, Eastpointe, (586) 777-0331.
 06/28/09 The following businesses were inspected by the Alabama Department of Public Health before June 19.
 06/25/09 Yes, another Bumbershoot artist announcement, but this time around it's for the festival's literary program. This year's lineup is really all over the place, with everyone from director Melvin Van Peebles to The Outsiders author S.E. Hinton to David Cross (and his girlfriend ) debuting his first book to the guy behind Stuff White People Like . But we're probably most excited for a panel ...
 06/18/09 Everyone knows the economy's been a little rocky lately, with many houses going into foreclosure. Th...
 06/15/09 For all the talk of Barack Obama as the first digital president, he sure seems to use that old medium of television a lot.
 06/15/09 When talking to clients about living in Beaufort, I am always interested to learn the various reason...
 06/08/09 Emergency personnel were on the scene of a wreck with an ejection Sunday night in Colbert County. The wreck was reported around 8:20 p.m. on Liberty Road, which is near Allsboro Road in the western end of the county. The name of the injured person was not available late Sunday night.
 06/08/09 Salvation Army Capt. Bill Mockabee can appreciate Thomas the Train and the Weebles village and farm as much as the next guy, but when it comes to selling those items in either of the Salvation Army's Family Stores, he doesn't do it. There are two reasons: The potential of lead in them and a federal mandate not to sell them.
 06/08/09 It's official. U.S. mock pundit Stephen Colbert has declared victory in the war in Iraq. But the top U.S. commander in the country says not so fast.
 06/08/09 The center bears little resemblance to the school that made many bad headlines last year.
 06/08/09 Google's limits While President Obama joined European leaders to commemorate the 65th anniversary of D-Day over the weekend, Google posted an icon to its popular search page to memorialize something else: Tetris, the video game where players configure various-sized blocks for points. "Celebrating 25 years of the Tetris Effect - courtesy Holding LLC," it said. "I have to say, though, that this is ...
 06/08/09 Colbert Goes Commando: Stephen Colbert will broadcast four shows next week from Baghdad, where he says he'll be "Bob Hoping" it for the troops. Colbert arrived at the former Al Faw Palace at Camp Victory on Friday. For weeks, he's promoted the trip on Comedy Central's The Colbert Report , but because the military urged caution, he has only trumpeted a vague trip to "the Persian Gulf.'' The ...
 06/08/09 AP File PhotoIn this photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, talk show host Stephen Colbert poses next to an Air Force jet at the Republic airport in East Farmingdale, N.Y. GOODRICH, Michigan -- The lights went out, the screen...
06/08/09 Bobby Flay, Derby frequenter and a Food Network mainstay, will create a Kentucky-themed dessert to be served at the celebration to mark completion of the renovation of the Old Governor's Mansion.
 06/08/09 There are lots of people who are looking for the best place to invest. And because of the advantages...
06/07/09 DIVISION I BOYS TEAM STANDINGS: 1. Gahanna Lincoln 48; 2. Cle. Glenville 45; 3. Warren G. Harding 34; 4. Vandalia Butler 25; 5. Trotwood-Madison 21; 6. Young. Boardman 20; 7. Day. Dunbar 18; 8. Tol. St. John's Jesuit, Hilliard Darby 17; 10. Medina, Cle. John Adams, Wester. Central 16; 13. Springfield 15; 14. Canfield, Reynoldsburg 14; 16. Sylvania Southview, Sandusky 13; 18. Mason 12; 19. ... |